{"id":2180,"date":"2018-01-02T18:51:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T02:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rglinuxtech.com\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2018-01-03T19:33:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T03:33:16","slug":"kernel-4-14-11-final-breaks-nvidia-gpl-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rglinuxtech.com\/?p=2180","title":{"rendered":"Kernel &#8211; 4.14.11 &#8216;Final&#8217; Breaks NVIDIA 384.98 and 387.34 &#8211; GPL Error.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had previously tested Kernel 4.14.11-rc1 with the 4.14.9+-patched NVIDIA driver 384.98, and that was OK:<\/p>\n<pre><strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">.......................<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">ld -r -o \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia-modeset\/nv-modeset-interface.o \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia-modeset\/nvidia-modeset-linux.o<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\"> Building modules, stage 2.<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\"> MODPOST 4 modules<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\"> CC \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia-drm.mod.o<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\"> LD [M] \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia-drm.ko<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\"> CC \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia-modeset.mod.o<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\"> LD [M] \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia-modeset.ko<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\"> CC \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia-uvm.mod.o<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\"> LD [M] \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia-uvm.ko<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\"> CC \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia.mod.o<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\"> LD [M] \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia.ko<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">make[2]: Leaving directory '\/usr\/src\/linux-4.14.11-rc1'<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">make[1]: Leaving directory '\/usr\/src\/linux-4.14.11-rc1'<\/span><\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>But, after updating to 4.14.11 &#8216;final&#8217;, the following occurred:<\/p>\n<pre><strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">.......................<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">ld -r -o \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia-modeset\/nv-modeset-interface.o \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia-modeset\/nvidia-modeset-linux.o<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\"> Building modules, stage 2.<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\"> MODPOST 4 modules<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol 'cpu_tlbstate'<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">make[3]: *** [\/usr\/src\/linux-4.14.11\/scripts\/Makefile.modpost:92: __modpost] Error 1<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">make[2]: *** [\/usr\/src\/linux-4.14.11\/Makefile:1511: modules] Error 2<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">make[2]: Leaving directory '\/usr\/src\/linux-4.14.11'<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">make[1]: *** [Makefile:146: sub-make] Error 2<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">make[1]: Leaving directory '\/usr\/src\/linux-4.14.11'<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier;\">make: *** [Makefile:81: modules] Error 2<\/span><\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>The &#8216;short-lived-branch&#8217; driver <strong>387.34<\/strong> did not need patching for 4.4.9 and 10, but also fails with the same GPL error.\u00a0\u00a0 I had previously tried using that driver, but had found &#8211; at least on my system &#8211; that it caused Firefox to freeze, and crash, repeatedly..<\/p>\n<p>So.. For the time being, If you need the changes in 4.14.11, then you can &#8211; at least &#8211; use 4.14.11-rc1..<\/p>\n<p><em>Robert Gadsdon.\u00a0\u00a0 January 2, 2018.\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(updated January 3, 2018)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had previously tested Kernel 4.14.11-rc1 with the 4.14.9+-patched NVIDIA driver 384.98, and that was OK: &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. ld -r -o \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia-modeset\/nv-modeset-interface.o \/home\/rgadsdon\/kernel\/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.98-41410\/kernel\/nvidia-modeset\/nvidia-modeset-linux.o Building modules, stage 2. 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